Vespa driver

Vespa driver on a restored machine, spotted in Ebisu, a part of Tokyo

Vespa driver, on a beautifully restored machine, Ebisu
I used to own a Vespa while living in London, and while it wasn’t as beautiful as this one, it was still great and I was part of the family. I often wish I still had it, I had to leave it behind when moving to Japan. But transport in London was terrible and expensive, and the scooter was the perfect solution. In Tokyo it just seems unnecessary. You can get a modern 200cc PX for around Â¥200.000, which is a very good price. Of course you cannot compare it to the prices of Japanese scooters.

I am torn whether this one looks better in colour or black & white. But it is very hard to judge something like this while seeing the two options next to each other.

Update: I have tweaked the colour cast and general saturation a little bit.